Friday, February 24, 2017

Senai Kuzhambu | Yam Kuzhambu | Tamil Nadu Style Yam Curry

Hi Supermoms,

I am always excited to share new , interesting and healthy recipes with all of you. Elephant Foot Yam /Jimmikand( Hindi)/Senai Kizhangu ( Tamil)/Suran ( Bihari)/Pulla Ganda (Telugu) is so beneficial for our health. Rich in dietary fibre and Vitamin C , Yam is also a low calorie root vegetable and is considered as a 'slimming food'. It helps in the secretion of the hormone estrogen and is beneficial for ladies to maintain their hormonal balance. It regulates the bowel movement and cleanses our system from toxins.

So, do include this healthy vegetable in your weekly diet. The Tamil Nadu Style Senai Kuzhambu recipe is unique and flavourful one. It is filled with the flavours of cilantro/coriander leaves and is spiced using fresh green chillies.

For those who have never cooked this vegetable and are going to make this curry/kuzhambu for the first time, here are important points that you need to keep in mind for prepping the Yam.

Steps to clean and marinate Yam :

1. Grease your hands with oil before you start peeling and cutting the yam. This helps to avoid itching of the skin .2. You can marinate the yam in juice of 1 lemon for 30 minutes before cooking them. This is to avoid any kind of skin/body irritation caused by certain varieties of yam.

3. It is always a good idea to use any kind of souring ingredients like lemon or tamarind in the curry .